Dawkins joined the Mississippi State Senate in 2000. She has served in that position since, representing the 48th district.

Dawkins is a Marketing Consultant and Surgical Technician.

Dawkins attended the University of Texas. She then attended the London School of Economics in the Summer of 1994. She went on to earn her BS in Business Administration/Marketing from University of Southern Mississippi in 1995.

Committee assignments

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Dawkins has been appointed to these committees:

Elections

2011

Dawkins won re-election to the Mississippi Senate District 48. She ran unopposed in the primary on August 2, 2011. Ashley Skellie also ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Dawkins defeated Skellie in the general election on November 8, 2011. [1]